No. The first catcher's mask is credited as having been invented in 1876 by Fred Thayer who modified a fencer's mask for the catcher of the Harvard Baseball team.
Click on the 'History of the Catcher's Mask' link below to read about the history and see pictures of the early catcher's masks.
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== ==Uniform includes: hat, jersey, baseball pants, belt, socks and cleats (metal or rubber)fielding equipment: glove (several different types for different positions)batting: helmet, bat, batting gloves, shin guard, elbow guard.catching: catchers helmet (helmet + mask or goalie style) chest protector, leg guards, catchers mitt.
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The catcher's mask was invented in the mid 1870s by a player on the Harvard baseball team. Click on the 'Invention of the Catcher's Mask' link on this page to read an article about that Harvard team and the catcher that invented the mask.
Jaques Plante was the first to wear a mask. Plante gets lots of credit for wearing the mask and is probably the main reason that goalies in hockey started using the facial protection on a regular basis. However, other goalies long before Plante wore masks for short periods of time due to facial injuries. For example, Clint Benedict wore a mask way back in 1930 after suffering facial cuts in a game.
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